Baroque period

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  • Baroque
    • Characteristics
      • Long flowing melody lines
        • Often using ornamentation
          • Trills
          • Acciaccatura
          • Turns
      • Terraced dynamics (sudden changes in volume sometimes to create echo effect)
      • Contrast between solo and ensemble
      • Contrapuntal texture (two or more melodic lines are combined)
    • Instruments
      • Use of harpsichord
      • Strings
      • Woodwind
      • Brass (no valves)
      • Timpani
    • Concertos
      • Composition for an orchestra plus a soloist/group of soloists.

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